Comments on: Man up, do some Ballet Exercises http://www.fitbuff.com/man-up-do-some-ballet-exercises/ Total Mind and Body Fitness Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:52:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mandy http://www.fitbuff.com/man-up-do-some-ballet-exercises/comment-page-1/#comment-95732 Mandy Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:46:16 +0000 http://www.fitbuff.com/?p=1207#comment-95732 "Limp hand gestures"? You haven't been paying close enough attention: watch a group of ballet dancers from beginning to end of a performance, and you'll see that their hands are never "limp" (unless they happen to be playing dead). Ballet is about maintaining control of your entire body: no limpness permitted. Also, ballet dancers have been practicing barre (a routine set of exercises done at a bar to limber them up before dancing) long before an elliptical or anything of that sort was invented. The point is to start slow. "Limp hand gestures"? You haven't been paying close enough attention: watch a group of ballet dancers from beginning to end of a performance, and you'll see that their hands are never "limp" (unless they happen to be playing dead). Ballet is about maintaining control of your entire body: no limpness permitted.

Also, ballet dancers have been practicing barre (a routine set of exercises done at a bar to limber them up before dancing) long before an elliptical or anything of that sort was invented. The point is to start slow.

]]> By: Athletic Alley http://www.fitbuff.com/man-up-do-some-ballet-exercises/comment-page-1/#comment-42970 Athletic Alley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:02:57 +0000 http://www.fitbuff.com/?p=1207#comment-42970 <strong>Athletic Alley Blog Carnival - February 11, 2009...</strong> Welcome to the February 11, 2009 edition of athletic alley blog carnival. This week’s edition has some great posts on many different sports and sports related topics. Evan Pfaff takes a look at the usurping of baseball’s ... Athletic Alley Blog Carnival – February 11, 2009…

Welcome to the February 11, 2009 edition of athletic alley blog carnival. This week’s edition has some great posts on many different sports and sports related topics. Evan Pfaff takes a look at the usurping of baseball's …

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